1. Ballet BC presents Alberta Ballet’s holiday classic The Nutcracker with live music by the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Symphony Orchestra. The sugar plum fairies do their thing Dec. 29 to 31 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets at ticketmaster.ca. Details at balletbc.com.
2. Cram a little more holiday cheer into your coal-black heart before Christmas arrives as the Rio Theatre screens the 2003 comedy Elf starring Will Ferrell, Dec. 24, 9 p.m. There’s also bar service at the theatre. Just saying. Details at riotheatre.ca.
3. You live a busy life. Between watching cat videos on YouTube and creating new and increasingly unhealthy ways to consume cheese, you’ve missed seeing some of this year’s best films. Thankfully Vancity Theatre is screening what it deems to be the Best of 2015,Ìý from Dec. 26 to 31. Films include Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem, Amy, Ex Machina, The Look of Silence, Tangerine, Phoenix, About Elly, Timbuktu, Wild Tales and Mad Max Fury Road. For show times and details, go to viff.org.
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